Cost of living comparison
Bujumbura is 9.1% cheaper than Zagreb.
If you lived in Bujumbura instead of Zagreb, you would:
pay 71.5% less for restaurants
Zagreb
|
Bujumbura
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$10.99
HRK76.91
|
$1.92
BIF5,510
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.70
HRK53.84
|
$3.24
BIF9,299
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.56
HRK17.88
|
$0.43
BIF1,240
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.81
HRK12.63
|
$0.67
BIF1,929
|
|
pay 7.8% less for groceries
Zagreb
|
Bujumbura
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.22
HRK8.57
|
$0.67
BIF1,929
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.97
HRK34.74
|
$4.01
BIF11,480
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.08
HRK35.51
|
$3.00
BIF8,604
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.34
HRK23.36
|
$2.65
BIF7,604
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.51
HRK31.57
|
$3.23
BIF9,269
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.68
HRK4.77
|
$2.47
BIF7,082
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.70
HRK4.93
|
$0.31
BIF875
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.81
HRK5.68
|
$0.58
BIF1,666
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.17
HRK8.21
|
$0.51
BIF1,458
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.54
HRK3.76
|
$0.27
BIF771
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.52
HRK3.66
|
$0.52
BIF1,479
|
|
pay 42.3% less for transportation
Zagreb
|
Bujumbura
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.21
HRK50.42
|
$4.37
BIF12,516
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$52.55
HRK367.61
|
$14.42
BIF41,328
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$27,761.50
HRK194,197.26
|
$13,458.30
BIF38,573,158
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$9.17
HRK64.12
|
$8.65
BIF24,797
|
|
pay 71.9% less for housing
Zagreb
|
Bujumbura
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$26.23
HRK183.51
|
$14.42
BIF41,328
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$633.97
HRK4,434.74
|
$216.29
BIF619,926
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$491.60
HRK3,438.85
|
$81.71
BIF234,194
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$164.63
HRK1,151.64
|
$11.03
BIF31,604
|
|
pay 2.4 times more for childcare
Zagreb
|
Bujumbura
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$157.92
HRK1,104.68
|
$480.65
BIF1,377,613
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$7,167.37
HRK50,137.18
|
$12,016.34
BIF34,440,320
|
|
pay 8.5% more for entertainment and sports
Zagreb
|
Bujumbura
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.92
HRK20.40
|
$0.58
BIF1,653
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.03
HRK14.18
|
$2.16
BIF6,199
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.10
HRK35.68
|
$2.40
BIF6,888
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$47.97
HRK335.58
|
$19.23
BIF55,105
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$7.31
HRK51.10
|
$24.03
BIF68,881
|
|
pay 15.0% less for clothing
Zagreb
|
Bujumbura
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$91.04
HRK636.85
|
$24.03
BIF68,881
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$38.84
HRK271.72
|
$72.10
BIF206,642
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$92.79
HRK649.08
|
$48.07
BIF137,761
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$113.47
HRK793.74
|
$86.52
BIF247,970
|
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